icing on the cake would have been melee 2 but hey! As you said, momentum pushes, a reliable KD and so huge value out of -1 inf charge.
And we haven't seen the back of the card yet, he looks like the "tank/utility" player we where looking for.

Great ! I wanted some condition throwing models, and we got Roast and Spice! Of course bleed would have been to good. But hey Can't wait to see the whole cards.
The guild look sweet with a cool dynamic leaning towards execution in 2 activations which is good. Captain going in and then throwing some buff for the rest of the team is great, really straigtforward. And then the low TAC (low from a butcher point of view ) is mitigated with the Intimidate rule! Defensive stance to the looooo.
And Roast with his "Get it While It's Hot" can't wait to play that with Fillet or other models and Ox ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Well thinking about it she really benefits from the Game Plan cards : +1 Tac, singled out, even the poised one.
She is well balanced has she is so just a little help means a lot in every action she does.
Also Ox aura+legendary makes a monster out of her.

Alright, the dust has settled and here are the results.
Bryce Johnston from SFG first, David Not this one Cameron second (he wins the ticket to steamcon) and Martin Koch third.
I only lost to David and came in 6 place with my butchers, pretty happy with the performance and I know I can do better has I made a lot of mistakes (and obviously David was way better.... this time).
VetGutter is the MVP with a lot of take outs and decisive passes for goals.
I managed to play Ox twice against Blacksmith and Fillet in other matchup.
pretty tired from the weekend but It was awesome : 58 people playing Guildball non stop from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon.
I even got the chance to play against Bryce Johnston and his farmers against my blacksmith before the tornament (did not want to loose my mojo before the event) and used Iron heroic : TryHard for a 2 die 2+ tap in goal.

Nope it happens to everyone trying to get something out of vetOX.... but damn the model looks so good. And it's still a 7 TAC, 2" melee model with a good tacle and a good kick.
Maybe we got it all wrong, maybe he is meant to go after ball holders!

Okay gang thanks for the tips.
I might go for oBrisket for specific matchup s like fish or ratcatcher.
Decimate is a great idea unfortunately I don’t own her. Tenderiser seems to be a constraint my opponent has to go around and manage but in the end he is easy to control. I’d rather drop him and take Minx.
cheerz again.

Hello everyone,
next week we have the national french tournament and I'm bringing my butchers there.
I have a question for you all because I can't decide on my last man 😕
Here is my 9 so far :
- Captains : Fillet & Ox
- Mascot : Princess
- Players : Meathook - Boiler - Boar - Shank - Vet Brisket - Vet Gutter
And the last one is still in progress : Tenderiser/Minx/vetOx.... any tips guys ?
I have used Tenderiser mostly with Fillet because he is a fast activation and I'm used to play with him. But Vet Ox seems great with all the new meta.

You should keep Shank, he is insane at going places and you need that lovely gangin up bonus for Fillet and company.
He requires some handling but he is quite good to recover balls or tacling from affar.
vet Ox is not fantastic, useful in niche situations, he should perform well against Blacksmith and such but veteran Guter is a far better choice now.

That’s the terrible and hard part of the butcher gameplay.
As we have very little to no character play that deals damages.
The best solutions I came up with is to have at least 2 fast running player, or to extent threat range (with Boiler or minx) to position your models appart to mitigate range damages from your opponent.
Then abuse your superior threat range and charge in with a robust model and follow up with another to finish off your target.
against cagey opponent Fillet is the default choice for her great def stat and her insane speed. But Ox can manage as well if you manage to lure your opponent into a scrum by moving Ox up the field as a big bait (everybody wants to outfight the Butchers... the fools). Then you make a come back with your team and legendary.
It is really hard to manage this as you have to take risks (I assume you don’t have the ball)
If you have the ball generate momentum by making passes and go out a goal in there and’m try clock pression.
hope it helps.

I’m quite disappointed by the rules and the 5 TAC.
if we look at the stats, she is Boiler with a 2’’ melee which is nice and a better kick. But Boiler does have access to the princess gang bang that makes him a fantastic beater.
Same playbook length but with a 2 damage momentus on 3... you have to pick your target to deal damages efficiently.
like everyone said Grapple Hook is niche and will be useful but it is not a real player defining play so I am a bit sad.
we will see in the future if we are wrong about her maybe.